Dourbali weather in January

In January, Dourbali sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dourbali's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dourbali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Dourbali is city in Chari-Baguirmi Region, Chad.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Dourbali reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Dourbali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dourbali weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 16°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 19°0011.62.6
Mar40° / 23°00.111.90.4
Apr41° / 26°51.712.30.0
May40° / 27°23612.50.2
Jun37° / 26°429.612.71.5
Jul33° / 24°1141712.62.9
Aug31° / 23°19722.912.43.3
Sep32° / 23°10515.412.13.3
Oct36° / 23°214.511.72.4
Nov36° / 20°00.111.52.4
Dec34° / 17°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dourbali gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

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Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dourbali

In seasonPeak

None of Dourbali's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dourbali's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dourbali sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Dourbali?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dourbali for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dourbali in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Dourbali sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dourbali in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dourbali peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dourbali in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dourbali is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1891 µg/m³Aug 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dourbali?

Dourbali sits at 11.8°N, 15.9°E, 321 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mandelia, 68 km away.

GuelendengMassakoryBokoroMaga

Topography around Dourbali

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dourbali.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dourbali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m.

The land around Dourbali is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
52 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Mandelia 68 km · Massaguet 88 km · N'Djamena 96 km · Kousséri 96 km · Guelendeng 105 km · Massakory 133 km · Bokoro 144 km · Maga 147 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dourbali (11.8062°, 15.8669°, elevation 321 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).